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MARTIN UMC
MARCH 2015
969 E. ALLEGAN ST.,
MARTIN, MI
SPAGHETTI
BENEFIT DINNER
JAN YOUNG FAMILY
Joyful Notes
MARTIN AND SHELBYVILLE UMC
COMMUNITY
FRIDAY,
4:30
MARCH
TO
13
7PM
ALL DONATIONS
ARE
DESIGNATED TO BOB YOUNG
Sponsored by
The Martin Lions Club
The Martin Veterans Club
PRAYER CHAIN / CHURCH CLOSINGS
The Martin and Shelbyville Churches prayer chains have
been updated the. The Office manager calls the pastor
when a request comes in. For Martin she calls one person
who reaches out to 5 others who each reaches out to 5 or
6 others.
The office manager also calls 6 others who
then reaches out to 5 or 6 others. For Shelbyville she
calls the pastor and then calls one other will then
reaches out to several others who reach out to others.
The office manager uses phone, email, text or facebook to
make these contacts. If you have a preference in the way
you receive the concern contact the church office.
When the decision to close the church is made, Channel 8 TV is contacted immediately and face book notification will go out. Please check the station each worship
service to be advise of the closing. All efforts will be
made to active the prayer chains also.
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SOUPER BOWL OF CARING
If the Martin Public Schools and/or the Wayland Union Schools are closed we
will close the church office, food pantry and any activities that are scheduled
for the day. Please check with Channel 8 TV for the latest closing information.
If you have any questions you may check with Pat Hoekstra or Pastor Sean.
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PEBBLES/ PRAISE/ PRAYER-The Rock @ 5 O’Clock
3/7........Sharon Carper
3/14 ......Theresa and Mary McKie
3/21......
3/28…...
Susan Pyle 672-9756 can be called for a substitute in the rotation.
Community dinners (fellowship) on the fifth Saturdays
of May, August and October after
The Rock @ 5 O’Clock.
Come to worship—stay for dinner!
The Big Question?
During The Rock @ 5 O’Clock
Third Saturday of each month
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CHRISTIAN CARE AND SHARE TEAM
Christian Care and Share Team
is excited to offer monthly
community
dinners
beginning
March 25th at 6pm. There is no
cost for this dinner, but a donation basket will be set out.
We look forward to a great meal
and lots of social time.
CCS Team will also be coordinating meals taken to shut
ins, folks who have been in the
hospital or experiencing difficult times.
If you are
willing to cook and deliver meals occasionally, contact
Letty Sherry.
The CCS Team will be meet on March 18th at 6pm to
plan the events of 2015. If you would like to be involved, please plan on attending. If you have any questions or cannot attend the first meeting please contact
Letty Sherry.(269-355-8018)
We hope to see you on March 25 for chicken dinner.
Bring a guest!
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
United Methodist
Special Offering
Sunday, March 15
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MISSION NEWS
Martin UMC
Community
Breakfast
Third Saturday every month!
March 21
8am to 10:30am
Proceeds to Food Pantry
Menu
surprises
monthly!
ESCRIPT
The Mission Committee
has
signed up to receive funds from Harding’s
Market and we need your
help!
Cards are available
in the church office to use
each time you shop at Harding’s. 4% of all purchases
will be deposited in the
Neighborhood Mission Fund.
These funds are designated
for community needs for food
and/or utility assistance.
The Martin Lions Club is accepting orders for Easter hams. The
project is selling spiral honey hams at a cost of $29.00 each-and
for every ham sold; the club will profit $5.00. The hams weighing 8-9 lbs. and they are delicious! I personally buy several for
myself as they freeze well and they make great gifts. Most of us purchase a
ham during the Easter season and your buyer can be neighbors, business colleagues, and/or family to name just a few. Orders will be taken until March 15th
with delivery April 4th. The Martin Lions Club will give the $5.00 profit towards
our churches new sound system for every ham sold by our congregation.
See Debbie Foster to order. What a nice offer by our Lions Club!
Project Hope Thrift Store—Dorr, MI
Annetta Jansen Ministry Center
Needs used clothing, home good, etc. donations during
the slow month of February.
Receiving hours are:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 9:30 - 4:30pm
Thursday, 9:30 am - 7:30 pm.
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ODDS AND ENDS!
Got a big event coming up?
The church office has a form for you to fill
out to help promote the event.
They are on bulletin boards at both churches.
The Martin Missions Committee will be
making soup every 3rd Friday of the
month. Another church will pick up the
soup and serve it to the homeless in Kalamazoo on Saturday. Would you like to
help with preparing the soup or serving on
Saturday? Contact Deb Straub for more
information on how to be involved.
Many thanks to the Martin UMC Sunday
School classes for remembering
me with Christmas and Valentine’s Day cards. They are so
special!
Alice Kraima
EMMAUS GATHERING
Tuesday March 3, 6pm
At Martin UMC
Don and Anita Rambadt are hosting
the dinner. Please notify them if
you would like to furnish something. Virginia is setting the table
and Royal Boulter will share devotion with us.
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
March 20
On Wednesday, March 25
at 2:00 pm, we will assemble the April 2015 Joyful
Notes newsletter. We will
meet in the Martin Fellowship Hall.
Thank you to Alice Kraima for making our new Children’s Worship
bags. They are available for Children who choose to stay for worship.
Thank you to the Christian Education Committee for filling them
and keeping them updated.
Martin
MONTHLY LOOSE
CHANGE
Offering-March 8
Food Pantry/Utility Assistance
will receive the special offering.
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MY ART ON CANVAS
I wish to thank all of the 33 painters that attended the My A rt on Canvas fundraiser on
Sunday February 22nd. They enjoyed a delicious soup and salad luncheon with dessert and
had much fellowship in painting. Even though
we were painting the same picture, no picture
was alike. We appreciate Laura Hettinger for
being our instructor and guide. Some of our
painters posted pictures on Facebook and there
are suggestions to paint again next year. The
new sound system fundraiser earned $330.00.
- Debbie Foster
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SHELBYVILLE CHURCH NEWS
Administrative
Council Meeting
March 4
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Wednesday, February 11
MISSION
STATEMENT
The mission of the Shelbyville United Methodist
Church is to provide a warm,
loving environment in which
to worship the Lord, and to
educate and reach out to others in our community.
All women of the church are invited.
10:00am
Potluck at noon! Everyone welcome...
Christian Neighbors Soup Supper
Wednesday, March 4, 5:00-7:00pm
Otsego United Methodist
223 E. Allegan St
Otsego, MI 49078
The community is invited to come
and enjoy soup and fellowship provided by the Otsego United Methodist
Church. All donations support the
Christian Neighbors food pantry program.
DO YOU LOVE TO
SING?
Come join the
choir...
Practice on
Wednesdays,7pm
SHELBYVILLE PRAYER CHAIN
We have updated the prayer chain for the
Shelbyville UMC. KeLinda Scott is the
initial caller and she has copies of the new
list. If you see any corrections that need
to be fixed or if you want to be added to
the list please contact her or the church
office.
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CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP
Please complete the camp request form. We will attempt to honor all requests that have been
made with a 50% scholarship if funding allows. Students who have completed the 5 th grade or
more and have not had a 100% scholarship from MUMC are eligible for a one-time 100%
scholarship for one week of camp. Requests are due by April 1, 2015 if attending Son Life
Camp and April 15th for West Michigan Camps.
Campers Name____________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
Parents Name_____________________________________________________________
Parents phone number______________________________________________________
Parent e-mail______________________________________________________________
Name of camp facility attending______________________________________________
(Wesley Woods, Son Life Camp, etc.)
Name of the session attending________________________________________________
Date of the camp___________________________________________________________
Total Cost of camp_________________________________________________________
Amount requested in scholarship from MUMC_________________________________
Date final payment is due for camp___________________________________________
Families who find that they need further assistance with funding their camper (beyond
our scholarship) should first seek out a scholarship from the conference or camp that
their child is attending.
If you have any further questions please contact:
Melinda Tisron-Camp Coordinator
[email protected]
269-383-4331
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THIRSTY THURSDAYS
1
2
Psalm 42
As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
There ware two opportunities every Thursday
for you to attend a study gathering.
10 AM – Shelbyville U M Church
7 PM – Pastor Sean’s home
Bring your Bibles and favorite beverage or mug.
Coffee/hot cocoa will be provided at each gathering.
You are welcome to bring a munchies to share if you choose.
ST. PATRICK’S
DAY
COMMUNITY
DINNER
Tuesday, March 17
5:30pm
Please invite your
neighbors,
your family,
and your friends!
Contact Lue Phelps if
you would like to
help!
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UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF
One Great Hour of Sharing is what allows UMCOR to act as the arms and legs of Christ’s
church, moving toward the most vulnerable in their darkest days. Convinced that all people
have God-given worth and dignity—without regard to race, religion or gender—together we
are assisting those impacted by crisis or chronic need.
Because you give, the United Methodist Church’s compassionate
response to human suffering continues today:
When tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, we responded
When children in Zimbabwe lost parents to AIDS,
we responded
When a massive tsunami devastated lives in Japan,
we responded
And when the next mass crisis occurs, we will be prepared
to respond
UMCOR will be able to offer aid in Jesus’ name to those who suffer because United Methodists give through One Great Hour of Sharing. In fact, it’s your generous giving that allows
us to respond when disaster strikes. Not “they.” We.
One Great Hour of Sharing special offering—Sunday, March 15. If you choose to participate
please use the envelope that will be provided in the bulletin.
UPDATE ON NEW SOUND SYSTEM
Our video screens are in place. We hope to have your patience with technical glitches
while we learn the new technology. We would like to start some training time for anyone
that would like to assist in running the new system. Please contact us if interested.
The first sound quote was December 2012. Since then, some of the equipment prices
have increased. A revised quote was received and the church is approximately $3,800 from
our completion goal. The current quote has a 90 day term.
There are 2 fundraisers planned. A pork roast dinner scheduled for April 17th and there has
been a donation offered from Scott and Mary Warner for Debbie to assist with their daughter’s June 21st wedding. If anyone would like to help her, she would greatly appreciate the
offer. We would like to plan a church wide celebration when this project is completed.
Thank you to the congregation for your contributions to help our church reach our goals.
The Sound System Committee, Debbie Foster, Gordon Ash, Ron Northrup
MARTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL HALL OF FAME
Aileen and the late, Elwin Northrup, were inducted to the Martin Public Schools Hall of Fame on Friday, February 13. They were honored
for their service to the students and community of Martin. They were
presented with a plaque which outlines the many years of service.
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MARTIN CHURCH NEWS
MISSION STATEMENT
We, who are the Martin United Methodist Church, are called to be disciples of Jesus Christ, committed to:
*SHARING God's Love
*TEACHING the Bible and spir itual life
*INVITING the community to gr ow and walk with us in Chr istian
faith
Martin Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 4
Agenda: Revised 2015 Budget
Finance Campaign
Administrative
Council Meeting
March 10, 7pm
BAPTISM
On Sunday February 1, we welcomed into the community of Christian faith through baptism, Louise
Thompson. We also reinstated her
membership to the Martin UM
Church. Please be sure to welcome
her!
THIRD GRADE BIBLES
It is tradition at the Martin UM Church to give Bibles to
anyone in the third grade. Please notify the church office
if you have a third grade child who would like to receive
their very own Message Bible.
PLEASE REMEMBER OUR HOMEBOUND WITH CARDS AND CALLS:
Lucille Brown 2115 84th St. SW Bldg. 151 East Navy
Byron Center, MI 49315
Ruth Newman
PO Box 12 1561 10th St.
Martin, MI 49070
Alice Kraima
613-118th Ave.
Martin, MI 49070
th
John Withrow
883 - 30 Ave.
Allegan, MI 49010
Jake VanDenBerg
203 W. Bridge St.
William Crispe
Plainwell, MI 49080
Trudy Wells
413 Mill St. #1
Wayland, MI 49348
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EASTER FLOWERS
Please purchase an Easter flower to place on
the altar Easter morning. You may take your
flower home after the service April 5.
Please fill out the form and give it and
the money to Della Bellgraph or Marge Solomon. Orders due by March 22.
Name___________________________________
In memory of:
_______________________________________
In celebration of:
______________________________________
The Rock @ 5 O'Clock______
9:30am_______
Lily ______________ @ $7 = ____________
Daffodils__________ @ $7 = ____________
Hyacinths__________ @ $7 = ____________
Tulips_____________ @ $7 = ____________
Total:
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A couple years ago I attended 15
According to the Lord’s
my 25th high school reunion. It was
word,
we tell you that we
a relatively small group that gathwho
are
still alive, who are
ered at The Stache in downtown
Grand Rapids, and most of us hadn’t left until the coming of the
seen each other since we’d thrown Lord, will certainly not preour graduation caps high into the air cede those who have fallen
and headed off to chase down our asleep. 16 For the Lord himdreams. I was good to see old self will come down from
friends. Old. Do I look as old as they heaven, with a loud comdo? Can’t be! It was fun to catch up- mand, with the voice of the
to listen to stories of how life had or archangel and with the
hadn’t turned out like we planned.
trumpet call of God, and
Mostly, it was good to just to be rein Christ will rise
united with people you shared such the dead
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first.
After
that, we who
a significant part of your life with.
are
still
alive
and are
A couple days ago, I particileft
will
be
caught
up topated in another type of reunion- an
end-of-life celebration for one of our gether with them in the
senior saints from the Martin branch clouds to meet the Lord in
of our larger faith community. the air. And so we will be
Brothers and sisters in Christ filled with the Lord forever.
the sanctuary, all of whom having
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Therefore encourage one
been touched in some way, great or
small, by this dear woman. Many another with these words.
had moved out of the area or
Thessalonian. 4:15-18
stopped attending worship regularly,
but were brought back to this place to remember this beautiful child
of God.
I used Paul’s words from 1 Thessalonians (as I often do in funerals), and it made me smile (as it always does). I was reminded
once again that the greatest reunion ever is still to take place. One
day, the Lord will return and Christians throughout the ages will join
together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and be ushered off
to eternal glory! All because of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and glorious resurrection!
During this season of Lent, remember to reflect on our Lord’s
mighty sacrifice on Calvary. And rejoice in His resurrection, knowing
the greatest reunion of all awaits!
Your Pastor and Friend, Sean
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Martin / Shelbyville
United Methodist Church
PO Box 154
Martin, MI 49070
U. S. Postage Paid
Non-Profit Org.
Permit # One
Martin, MI 49070
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
-The People of the United Methodist Church
Martin United Methodist Church
969 E. Allegan St. PO Box 154
Martin, MI 49070
Worship: 9:30a.m
Sunday School: 11am
The Rock @ 5 O’Clock
Saturday at 5:00pm
Shelbyville United Methodist Church
938 124th Ave.
Shelbyville, MI 49344
Worship: 11:00am
Children’s Worship: 11:05am
Pastor Sean Kidd
1-616-401-8576
[email protected]
Pat Hoekstra, Office Manager
1-269-672-7097-office
[email protected]
Web site: www.martinumc.com
Office Hours:
Monday thru Thursday 8am to 5pm